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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
MARMApUKE AND THE HOG.
A Story of the Governor Waseh~tfe
Don't Deny-An incident
of Anti&Reilam Days,

New YORK. Oct, i1-Gav, Jehn
5. Marmaduke, of Missouri, return
ed from a two months trip TO Eu-
rope the other day and is nav in
the city. He likes Europe only as
a brief change, and has not seen any
country to equal his State, A good
story was told ON the Governor yes
terday in the lobby of the Bar
tholdi hotel by n Of his friends,
aud he confessedit was true.
During the war Gov. Marina
dukes name became Il household
word west of the Mississippi. He
commanded u brigade and saw II
great deal of service, On one oc-
caSion he had to make Il private
trip through a section of country
sympathizing with the Confederaey,
and where he and his troops were
we'll known. He was riding along
accompanied by several ofhis staff
officers when he met a well known
major, who asked him to call at his
| house and tell his wife he was safe
and sound. The next day the gen.
eral saw a handsome residence near
the road, and knew by the descrip-
ton that it was the majors. He
was received by the majors grand
mother and asked to wait awhile
for the wife, who would appear as
soon as she completed her toilet
A beautiful garden was near the
house and the grandmother invited
the gentleman-she did not know
he was Gen. Marmaduke-to walk
there with her until the majors
wife would appear. After strollins
in the garden a few minutes the gen
tleman noticed a great razor-backec
hog chained in one corner; it wa.
about the ugliest looking animal o
the swine species.
"That hog" said the grand
mother, sit the worst animal
ever saw. He breaks into an,
place, steals and roots up every
thing; nothing escapes him, and w
have to keep him chained. Woul'
you like to guess the hogs name?'
II cannot, l am afraid"
"Oh, do try"
"Bonaparte, George Washington
Benedict Arnold?"
"No."
"Well, l give it up"
HE is named Gen. Marina
duke"
Madame, permit me to intro
duce to you the two-legged animal
Gen. Marmaduke."
The old lady tainted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

The Superintendent of the Mo-
ber1y Colored Schools in
Trouble-His Crime.

Special Dispatch to tie Ledger.
MoBERLY, Mo-, Oct. 26.-The
colored circle ofthe magic City''is
in state of eruption at present over
a sensation which came to light
here yesterday. The parents of
Bette Adams, a colored school girl
of Is years of age, made complaint
yesterday against C. c. Farrier,
principal of the colored school,
charging him with the seduc-
ton of Bette during the last
term of school, and yesterday,
after school closed, the Pro
fessor was arrested and is to-day
hunting for a bondsman. The girl
say. that he kept her in after school
and told her if she did not yield to
his wishes, he would expel hel
from school, and that after he had
accomplished his purpose he told
her that if she told it he would elk
her so she couldn't walk" and
the girl has kept the matter a
secret until the lapse of seven
months, when her parents called
a physician and found out the
"'true inwardness" of affairs.
The girl denied the facts until
the physician told her it was nc
use, when she told the above
| story.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
"Citizen" Contributes a Sensible
Article Apropos to the Re-
cent Divorce Docket.

To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Oct. 26.-The
pride and glory of every civilized
and educated community is the
purity of its homes and the sacred
ness of its hearthstones. In any
community where this sentiment
does not permeate every avenue
and fiber of society, where the
home and its protection is not
supreme in the heart, that people
in their degeneracy have lost sight
of the divine purpose in the insti-
tuition of marriage and brought dis
grace upon Gods greatest endeavor
to bless mans earthly existence.
We blush with shame in reviewing
the record of our term of court just
closed. Twenty-one divorce suits
in Audrain county thus far in 1887
Tw~enty-one homes disgraced, the
bonds of eonjugal love rent asun-
der, the sacred altar of home
devotion thrown down, and its
devotees arraigned with scathing
accusations in fiend-like malignity
against each whom once were pro-
nounced to be joined together by
the Almighty himself. Scarcely
have the orange blossoms in the bri-
dial wreath lost their fragrance be-
fore the miserable thorns and this
ties ofneglect, cruelty and abandon
ment crop out and utterly choke
the once-promised love and adora-
ton out of existence. Oh, that
the young would let the wall of these
twenty-one ruined homes, wrecked
regulations, besmeared hearth
stones and heart-aches to their par,
ents go through their hearts like
the wall of the rich man in perdi-
ton, to warn them of the amending
misery and burning shame that fol-
lows hasty and misunderstanding.
What a lamentable condition of So
| ciety must exist around such homesl
And when the cess pools of lowest
social qualification are opened up
in court--as was done last week
and the ears of the young are open
to it's poison. what moral stagna-
ton must follow! What frivolous
conceptions of the sanctity of the
marriage relation is formed! Oh
all the miserable and deplorablt
objects in the sight of God and
good men, the appearance of youns
or old people in public court, ask
ing divorce in a silly, light-hearted
manner, seeming to glory in theil
shame, is the most pitiable. Mar
riage is honorable and is conducive
to mans greatest good and happi
ness, and the young who properly
contemplate its sacredness, it.
ljoys, its sorrows, its necessary spiri'
of forbearance and forgiveness, it:
true union of heart, purpose and dis
position, rarely have reason to re
greet assuming its responsibilities
And the reverse is true when view
ed through the eyes of butterfly ex
.4onnn GITI1EN
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
MASONIC HOME.
Win be a Big Thing for. the Town
That has Push Enough
to Secure it.

About $4,000 has already been
subscribed and is available for i'm
mediate use in the establishment oil
Il Masonic Home in this State.
Prominent Masons ofthis city as
sure the LEDGER that if the proper
effort is made this city will secure
the location of this splendid in
stitution. The Home will be a
much more desirable prize than
either the Reform School or In
dustrial Home, to secure which
such an effort was made by Mexico
and others cities of North Missouri
Mexico has the best of railroad
facilities, and this will figure to f
great extent in the location of the
Home. Noah NJ. Given, chairman
of the committee on the Masonic
Home, in his report to the Grand
Lodge this month, says, among
other things:
"Atthe present writing October
8 no requests for location of the
new Home have been received
All applications that may be made
will receive due consideration by
the Board"
The Masons of this city are con.
fident that the Home can be Sc.
cured if prompt action is taken
There should beno delay.A bid, an6
a good one, should be forwarded to
the Board at once, as no PROPOSE
ton will be heard after November
20, or whereabouts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, j. N. Cartmell and Eliza
beth Cartmell, his wife, by their deed
of trust, which is recorded in book 81"
page %, of the Recorders Office within
and for Audrain county, Missouri, on
the 23d day of October, 1871, conveyed
to Edward T. Violet, in trust, to- secure
a certain note in said deed of trust
described, the following lands situated
in Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit:
The east half of southeast quarter and
the southeast fourth of northeast quar-
ter, all section seven, "a township fifty
one, (5I range six, (6)
That on the 18th day of October, 1887,
the Circuit Court of Audrain county,
Mo-, by its order of record, appointed
the undersigned trustee in the place of
Edward T. Violet to execute said trust.
Now, therefore at the request of holder
of said note l will, as such trustee, ON
Friday, November 4, 'S7,
at the east front door of the Court
House, Mexico, Mo-, between the hours
of 8 a. m. and 4p. m. of hat day sell
said land at public vendue to pay said
note and all costs for executing this
trust. w. H. KEENAN,,
27-tds Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

ANNIE SACHS, the st. Louis wo-
man who threw apancake into Mrs.
Cleveland's lap recently, has been
fined $50. Mrs. Sachs protested
that she meant no insult to the
Presidents wife-that she only
wanted her to take the cake, as il
were. As a warning, however, to
ambitious cooks who may desire to
use heroic measures to get their
productions nnder the notice of the
Administration the Judge decided
to punish Mrs. Sachs. Encourage
ment of her enthusiasm, it was
thought, ieight result in a shower
of roast beef, buildings, vegetables
etc., about the heads of the Presi.
dent and his wife on the occasion
of some future pleasure jaunt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

WHEN the Boston base ball team
purchased Kelly for $4,000 it was
thought that the top price had been
reached for individual ball-players
But it is now reported that the
Pittsburg club has offered $1,000
for Arson, of the Chicagos, and thai
the bid was refused on the ground
hat Arson is valued at s25, 900 by
his present owners. Ifthere were
bandits in these days, what a field
for kidnappers the base ball pro
fession would offer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, John Eubanks and Carrie
Eubanks, his wife, on the 9th day of
February, 1879, made and executed their
deed of trust, which is recorded at page
$50, book en-" for deeds of trust and
mortgages, in the Recorders Office
in Audrain county, Mo-, thereby convey
ing to the undersigned trustee all their
interest in and TO the following described
lands in said county, o wit:
Lots number six and seven &c and y,
in block number twenty-five (22), In
Ladd's addition to the city of Mexico,
MOI, south of the railroad.
Said deed of trust was given to G. W.
Baker, as trustee, to secure the payment
of a note therein described, and, whereas,
said note is due and unpaid, and, where
as, G. w. Baker has removed, and,
whereas, by the terms of the deed, / be-
come his successor; now at the request
of the legal holder Of said note /, the un-
dersigned trustee in said deed of trust
named, will, on
Saturday, November 10, 1887.
sell said lands for cash to the highest
bidder, between the hours of 8 q. m. and
4 n. m. at the east front door of the
Court House In Mexico, Mo-, to satisfy
the conditions of said trust and costs.
59tds J. w. ATCHIsoN,
Sheriff of Audrain county and acting
trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

TnE pony club should take warn
ing. Fun is fun and differs widely
from the exercises INDUCED in by
this organization. After you have
killed or seriously wounded some
one il will be too late to take adj
vice. So we say now, step your
night running aud do a little work
in the dav time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THERE are only a few days in
which Mexico can make a move for
the Masonic Home. Those who
are in a position to know claim that
Mexico has a fine chance to secure
this institution. J. NJ. Marmaduke
has written to DR.. id. Vineil, ask
ing him his opinion of Mexieo's
chances, and will likely receive a
reply to-day or to-morrow. Mexico
should move at once if she expects
to secure this or any other enter
prise. 1t looks a little to us as
though the clans were on top in
Mexico about now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
flushed Up.
From the Hannibal Journal

TIVII IIV IIdTIiFtVsI IUNIEtI.
The much-talked-of Dunn-Yo-
cum case was called in the Justice
ofthe Peace court yesterday at 2 p.
m. On motion offs. A. Dunn, the
prosecuting witness, the case was
dismissed at his (the witness')cost
The gossips are very much dis.
appointed, as they confidently ex.
pected a rare piece of scandal to be
unearthed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THE unemployed labor" rioters
about Hyde Park and Trafalgar
Square, London, r made up OF
tramps led by fellows who are
simply masquerading as ''unem-
ployed" SO as to play into the
hands of Socialistic agitators and
Anarchist destructives, with the
ruther notion of taking advantage
of disturbance to smash shop win,
dows and get off with plumber.
Some ofthe same sort are in our
own country,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THE Smithsonian Institute has
begun a series of experiments to
discover a chemical antidote for
the poison of n r~attlesnake. The
spread of Prohibition in the South
has doubtless injured the repution
of whiskev as a remedy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

One of the best preachers Mexico
ever had ruined his usefulness by
dabbling in politics. We sincerely
trust hat we will not be compelled
to chronicle another such event.
But if any of our ministers have
started in to organize a ''third
party" they have started on the
wrong trail and should step down
out of the pulpit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
A Mexico Mail Pouch Quietly
Stolen,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. d.
At the Pacific depot in this city
at one O'Clock this. morning the
mail messenger piled a lot of mail
pouches upon a truck ON the plat
form for the west bound train and
went into the depot for a few mo-
ments when a pouch was seized,
taken about 500 yards west of the
depot and cut open and all the mail
except a few papers and one lette,
stolen. The empty pouch was
found this morning. 1t had con.
tanned no registered packages. II
was the closed pouch from the
South Branch of the Chicago &
Alton road. No clue has been found
| to the thief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

SHELBYvILLE, ILL.,, is a town o.
only 1000 people and pays every
year $4,000 for water and electric
light, besides paving it's streets
with brick. Mexico is a bigger and
better town, and still a few how
about the mite we pay out for light
The lights should be doubled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Free Sugar,
EASS So6%A'
From the Grocers' Criterion.

fTOlu thC bEtStIS SFitCIioh.
There is everywhere a growing
sentiment among merchants in
favor of free sugar, and the prob
abilities now are that the matter
will be soon up before Congress.
The greedy attitude lately assumed
by the refiners of the country, who
have so long enjoyed the privileges
and benefits of protection, is in
fuencing popular sentiment every
where against them, and the cry
is, "Cut sugar off the list!" There
are in the United States but four
teen sugar refineries. Of these
eleven have an aggregate capital of
$50, 1000 900, and control "almost
the entire consumption of raw
sugar and production of refined
sugar in the United States" The
committee appointed by the trust
to manage it is to have "full con-
troll of the production of refined
sugar, 50 that it can always be re-
gulated to the demand by running
full or closing or partially closing
any refinery" and the official re-
port of the formation of this mon
opolistic trust states that the COM
mittee twill have no difficulty in
regulating the prices of refined to a
paying basis al compared with the
price ofrawsugar'which means that
the trust can, as it wills or elects,
put up the price of refined sugar to
any price hat the cupidity of the
majority of its members pleases.
1t is just such trusts and combina-
tons as these which are filling the
land with Socialists and creating
labor's a~ntagonism to capital. II
is the representative of monopoly
in its worst from, and being that.
it should be crushed out. There is
but one way to do that, as the
members of the trust cannot bt
made answerable to the crimina.
law for conspiracy to monopolizt
and put a fictitious price upon one
of the essentials ofliving, and upor
one of the most common articles o.
food.
Congress, it is said, will certain
[ ly revise the tariff laws at the APP.
preaching session. If it does thu
work wisely it can do no bette.
thing, and itcan make no better be
ginning than by repealing.absolute
ly the tax on sugar. Congress
should do this without the leas
conjunction, as when the dut,
upon any article is used as a mean
to oppfess the people it should b
promptly removed.
The Philadelphia Telegraph
says in a recent issue: SIN tn
fourteen firms employed in the re
filming ofsugar in the United State
there are not fifty persons interest
ed in it as capitalists; but, few a
they are, they have without excep
ton grown enormously wealth,
even with all the firms competin,
one with the other. They hav'
prospered so exceedingly by reason
of the duty on sugar that eleven o
them are able to supply al aggre
gate capital of sc, oOO, 900 for th,
purposes of this trust. Not satisfi
ed with amassing colossal fortunes
in accordance with the wholesom,
trade law of fair competition, the,
combine TO eliminate all competi
ton from the sugar trade and Il
substitute for it the law ofmonopo
ly. Congress, as the direct re
preventative Of the people, shoule
not be for a moment in doubt about
its duty in this matter, nor hesitate
to do it unfiinchingly; its duty is te
make sugar, raw and refined, abso.
lutely Free
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THERE came near being two big
trades in Mexico last week. J. M.
Davis came within about $50 OF
buying Hisey's interestin the Mex
leo mill, and J, C. Renshaw was
after the Ringo house with nearly
enough money to buy it. We will
have a boom yet before the ponds
freeza Nh
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

AGENTLEMAN from Mexico, while
in Jefferson City this week, had a
conversation with Judge Norton in
regard to the political outlook, and
inferred from what Norton said that
he would be in the race for Cover
nor. Ifhe runs he will be the man
for the bows To be afraid of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Administrators Notice.

/ have this day taken charge of the
estate of George Orr, deceased, for
the purpose of administering the same.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance TO the administrator with
In one year after the date or they may
be precluded from q benefit or such
estate, and If such claims be not exhib-
tied within two years from this date
they will be forever barred.
This 18th day Of Sept, 1887.
q At. WARREN b. MCINTYRE,
Pub. Ad. Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, John Eubanks and Caro-
line Eubanks, his wife, on the 9th day
of August, 1856, made and executed
their deed of trust, which is recorded at
page 261, book 90" for deeds of trust
and mortgages, m the Recorders Office
in Audrain county, Mo-, thereby con
veying to the undersigned trustee all
their interest in and to the following
described lands in said county to-wit:
Lots five, (5) and seven, az and the
north one-half of lot six, icy block
twenty-five, (22l in Ladd's extended ad-
dition to the City of Mexico, Mo
Said deed of trust was given to the
undersigned to secure the payment of a
note therein described, and, whereas,
said note is due and unpaid; now at the
request of the legal holder of said note
l, the undersigned trustee in said deed
of trust named, will, on,
Saturday, Nov. IL, 1887,
sell said lands for cash to the highest
bidder, between the hours of 8 a. m. and
4p. m. at the east front door of the
Court House in Mexico, Mo-, to satisfy
the conditions of said trust and costs
27-tds J.J. WINSCOTT,
Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Administrative Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF administration upon the estate of John
G. Dingle, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned, A. @. Dingle, by the
Probate Court of Audrain County, Mo-,
bearing the date Oct. 4th, 1887.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for
allowance to the administrator within one
year after the date, or they may be pre-
GUIDED from any benefit of such estate,
and IL such claims be not exhibited within
two years from this date they will be for
ever barred. A. c. DINGLE,
26-4t Administretor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

Notice is hereby given that let
tiers, testamentary with will attach
ed, upon the estate of John +. Brabant,
have been granted the undersigned.
John j. Brabant, by the probate court
of Audrain county, Missouri, bearing
date June IL, 1887.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
to me for allowance within one year
from date of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit OF such
estate; and If such claims be not exhib-
tied within two years from the date OF
the publication of this notice they will
be forever barred.
JOHN j. BRABANT,
EYpcutnv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

RENFRo GIBBS starts the ball
rolling in the right direction. We
trust his good example will be fol-
lowed by all of Mexico's young
men. The young ladies join us in
our delicate suggestion.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
The Clarksyille Sentinel Sold.

GAINESVILLE, Mo-, Oct. 23.-L
r. Downing has sold the Clarks.
vile Sentinel to Mrs. Goodman o.
Bowling Green, possession to be
given November LIST. The paper
will remain Democratic. Mr.. Down.
ing contemplates moving to Kansa:
H;4r
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Administrators yosice

Notice ls hereby given that letters Of
administration upon the estate of Ann
oorker; deceased have been granted
the undersigned, P. e. Locke, by the
Probate Court of Audrain county, Mo-,
bearing the date Sept. s, 1887.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administrator
within enc year after the date, or they
may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate, and IL such claims be not
exhibited within two years from this
date they will be forever barred.
2S-4t p. 4, LOCKE,
Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF
admInistration upon the estate of Dav.
i'd Horton, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned, Henry Klekamp, by
the Probate Court of Audrain county,
Mo-, bearing the date Oct. 18th, 1887.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrator with
in n year after the date, or they may
be precluded from any benefit of such
estate, and If such claims be not exhib-
tied within two years from this date
they will be forever barred.
2S-4t HENRY KLEKAMP,
Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

HUNT up the old subscription
papers for the Reform School and
e if every cent and more would
not be given to secure the Masonic
Home. 1t can be done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

We notice new wooden awnings
going up around the square. New
wooden awnings look a little bet
ter than old wooden awnings, and
that is all you can say for them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THE true greatness of the United
States can not be realized until one
has reflected upon the fact that we
have climates where base ball may
be PLAYED all the year round.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THE Board of Trade should take
hold of the Masonic Home and
bring it to Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

Ben BUTLER has finally consent
ed to lend his powerful legal mind
to the cause of the condemned Chi
cago Anarchists. 1t was difficult
from the first to see how he could
keen out ofthis association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

Stop talking about hard times
and help make business boom.
Some people have nothing to do but
run down their own town they
don't know any better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

The Board of Trade should sec
that Mexico celebrates Thanks,
giving day especially on account o.
securing the Masonic Home.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

WHEN you see all the windows of
a confection and candy factory
lighted up at s o'clock at night,
you need not turn to the almanac
to learn that Christmas is not very
far off.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

WHAT is being done about secur-
ing the Masonic Home? After il
has been located Mexico will find
out that we could have secured it.
1t is ever thus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

LOCAL option will never be adopt
ed through a''third party" Politics
must be kept out of it ; also long
haired men and short-haired wo-
men.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

President CLEVELAND and party
reached Washington on time Sat
urday, much delighted with their
tour of the West and South.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

SUNDAY was observed in Mexico
just as usual yesterday. When
there Is no room for improvement,
none can be made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-27

THE bridge matter is still an
stotn quo, and the people on the
South side of the railroad are quar-
antined from the public square.